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hursday    24 th   July,  and  we     e  arrived  at  lunchtime  in        ur guided walk took us through
          T continued  cruising  along  the    WGoritzy,  a  typical  Russian       Othe historic grounds, where we
          Volga-Baltic Waterway.  This system  village.    From  here,  we  visited  the  saw many small wooden chapels, the
          of rivers and canals, spanning 229   renowned  Kirillo-Belozersky         Assumption  Cathedral  and  a
          miles and 7 locks, links the Volga   Monastery, founded by Saint Cyril in  museum.
          River with the Baltic Sea.           1397.                                      e returned to our ship for an
                                                                                    Wafternoon departure.
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